PB22CN294

Canola

Note: The applicant has requested an exemption from compulsory licensing to allow time to multiply and distribute propagating material of the variety. If the exemption is granted, it may be allowed for two years from the date rights are granted for the variety.

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'PB1CN231', 'PPS01-140 B-Line' and '5440'

Summary: The indentations on the leaf margin of ‘PB22CN294' are deep whereas the indentations are shallow on the leaf margins of ‘PB1CN231' and ‘PPS01-140 B-Line'. ‘PB22CN294' has a shorter petiole than that of ‘5440'. Flowering occurs later for the plants of ‘PB22CN294' than for those of the reference varieties. The flower petal of ‘PB22CN294' is longer than those of the reference varieties. ‘PB22CN294' has a longer silique than ‘PB1CN231'. The silique beak of ‘PB22CN294' is longer than that of ‘PPS01-140 B-Line'. ‘PB22CN294' has a longer pedicel than ‘PB1CN231' and ‘PPS01-140 B-Line'. Plant maturity occurs later for ‘PB22CN294' than for the reference varieties. At maturity, the plants of ‘PB22CN294' are taller than those of ‘PB1CN231' and ‘PPS01-140 B-Line'. The seed coat of ‘PB22CN294' is black whereas it is brown for ‘PB1CN231'.

Description:

PLANT: male fertile inbred line, spring type, medium to tall at maturity

COTYLEDON: medium length and width

LEAF: medium green, very many lobes, rounded margin, medium to dense margin indentations, deep margin indentations, medium to long, narrow to medium width, short to medium petiole

FLOWER PETAL: yellow, medium length and width

SILIQUE: horizontal attitude, short, short beak, short pedicel
SEED COAT: black

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS: good resistance to lodging, good resistance to shattering

QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS: erucic acid is 0.03% of total fatty acids, oil content is 44.9% of whole dried seed, protein is 48.0% of dried oil free meal, low concentration of glucosinolates (11.6 µmol/g)

CHEMICAL REACTION: susceptible to glufosinate ammonium herbicides

DISEASE REACTION: resistant to Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans asexual stage: Phoma lingam)

Origin & Breeding History: ‘PB22CN294' is a male fertile maintainer line of ‘PA22CN194'. It is a non-transgenic double haploid line, which was produced in 2015 from a cross made at BASF Canada Inc. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 2015. ‘PB22CN294' was selected in 2019 on the basis of per se performance, height, vigour, maturity, blackleg resistance, clubroot resistance, seed pod shattering resistance, oil content, fatty acid profile and glucosinolate content. Breeder seed production commenced in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 2020.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trials for ‘PB22CN294' were conducted during the 2022 and 2023 growing seasons in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Trials were arranged in a RCB design with 3 replications per variety. The plots consisted of 3 rows that were 6 metres in length with spacing of 25 cm between rows and 50 cm between plots. The planting density resulted in a total of approximately 1300 plants per variety per year. The measured characteristics were based on 30 measurements except for silique characteristics which were based on 60 measurements. The means were based on a two-year average. Mean differences were significant at the 2% probability level based on LSD values.

Comparison tables for 'PB22CN294' with reference varieties 'PB1CN231', 'PPS01-140 B-Line' and '5440'

Petiole length (cm)

Days to flowering (number of days from planting to when 50% of plants have one or more open flowers)

Flower petal length (mm)

Silique length (mm)

Beak length (mm)

Pedicel length (mm)

Days to maturity (number of days from planting to maturity)

Plant height (at maturity) (cm)

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Canola: ‘PB22CN294' (left) with reference varieties ‘PB1CN231' (centre left), ‘PPS01-140 B-Line' (centre right) and ‘5440' (right)